Anne Stuart Books in Order

Sent to live with her clergyman cousin's family, Miranda investigates an old murder at Barrett's Hill. Her attraction to suspect Adam Traywick deepens as her inquiries unsettle relatives and provoke a killer who may now be targeting her.

Governess Lorna MacDougall is asked by an ailing dowager to discover who murdered her husband. Within the Camerons' island stronghold, attraction to reckless Alex complicates her judgment as family secrets and further danger threaten to make her another victim.

Mary arrives at an isolated Vermont estate and falls for cynical, aloof Connell Fitzgerald despite warnings that he killed his first wife. Her determination to believe in him collides with the danger surrounding Demonwood and its unsettling secrets.

Orphan Charlotte Morrow expects excitement in Venice but feels imprisoned in her guardian's palazzo. A killer draining young women of blood makes her brooding guardian a suspect, leaving Charlotte unsure whether his attentions promise protection or a deadly seduction.

Defying a sheltered London life, Luciana travels to Venice while her parents are away, pursuing a secret mission. Her father's palazzo offers little safety, and an enigmatic stranger becomes her protector as attraction complicates the dangers closing around her.

Vicar's daughter Sylvie Wetherall arrives in society longing for adventure and becomes fascinated by outcast Nicholas, Viscount Wyndham. His sinister reputation cannot extinguish her attraction, drawing her toward the hidden pain beneath the man others call Satan.

Overlooked maiden aunt Gillian Redfern becomes the target of a wager by charming gambler Lord Marlow. What begins as his attempt to compromise a shy spinster develops into a connection that unsettles her good sense and his careless morals.

After escaping an abusive relationship, Cathy Whiteheart vows to avoid men, until her sister arranges time aboard Sinclair MacDonald's yacht. His kindness awakens hopes of lasting love, but the secret he carries threatens her newly developing trust.

Falsely accused of misconduct at work, researcher Cassie O'Neill rushes to an injured friend's side. Her friend's brother Bran reacts with hostility, making Cassie's determination to stay increasingly difficult as learning more about him complicates their relationship.

Museum professional Mary Lindsay McDonough resents collector James Elliott for repeatedly outbidding her on artworks. Accidentally mailing him an insulting letter instead of a polite protest turns their professional rivalry into a far more personal confrontation.

Rachel Chandler travels to Hawaii seeking the brother who disappeared fifteen years earlier but still sends birthday gifts. The stranger living in his cottage attracts her while concealing his own motives, drawing her into a web of deception and danger.

Maddy Lambert searches for her dying father in a country threatened by revolution and encounters his bodyguard, Jake Murphy, whom she has long loved. Conflicting claims and escalating violence force her to choose whom she can trust with her life.

Ambitious Jessica Hansen hides profound vulnerability beneath her corporate resolve. Fleeing a businessman who demands sexual favors for a deal brings her to Springer McDowell, whose warmth challenges her defenses as she faces unexpected responsibilities and the prospect of motherhood.

Socialite Ferris Byrd helps safeguard valuable emeralds alongside reformed thief Patrick Blackheart, now a security specialist. When the jewels vanish, suspicion falls on him, forcing her to weigh his troubling reputation against an attraction that threatens her carefully built life.

Anne Kirkland meets mysterious visitor Noah Grant while her family is away from their New Jersey home. Their easy connection awakens affection, but his concealed identity and difficult purpose threaten the warmth neither expected to find.

Restless after two years away from her ice-cream business, Jeannie MacPherson befriends injured newcomer Mathew Connelly on remote Muscatoon Island. His guarded manner piques her curiosity, while the hidden reasons for his arrival complicate her cheerful attempt at friendship.

At a weekend house party, Elizabeth becomes fascinated by soldier Michael Fraser, whom society suspects of spying for France. His inquiries about her may involve her brother's secret mission, making his seductive attentions both alluring and potentially treacherous.

Having escaped an overachieving family to a quiet Vermont life, Sybil Richardson resents the arrival of skeptical professor Nicholas Fitzsimmons. His investigation of witchcraft and their apparent connection through a past life unsettle her insecurities and resistance to attraction.

Troubleshooter Maggie Bennett accepts an assignment protecting former rock star Mack Pulaski and becomes embroiled in a dangerous drug operation. Their journey from Central America to Zurich combines professional peril with an attraction that complicates her protective duties.

Maggie Bennett's pursuit of a notorious terrorist brings her back into danger with Randall Carter, a man tied to painful memories. Her combat skills offer little defense against renewed passion as violence, betrayal, and assassination threaten their mission.

Maggie Bennett discovers her new partner is Randall Carter, the former lover who abruptly abandoned her. Hunting a mysterious spy behind Europe's Iron Curtain forces them into a dangerous alliance, where unresolved heartbreak competes with rekindled desire.

Convinced her friend's death was murder, Judith Daniels takes the dead woman's job at a puppet factory to investigate. Evasive creator Ryan Smith and colleagues with concealed motives turn her search for answers into a growing threat to her own life.

Engaged to reformed burglar Patrick Blackheart, Ferris Byrd fears he has resumed stealing when European jewel robberies match his travels. A Faberge egg exhibition gives her a chance to expose the culprit, but the truth could destroy their planned marriage.

Widowed Marielle Brandt inherits a deteriorating Chicago apartment building, mounting debts, and an eccentric group of tenants. Gruff resident Simon offers help and an unexpected sense of belonging while strange disturbances unsettle the place she is beginning to call home.

Jane Dexter seeks a criminal to destroy her late brother's valuable formula but mistakenly approaches lawyer Alexander Caldicott. Pretending to help keeps her from arson, while their unlikely partnership faces a dangerous rival determined to obtain the research.

Claire McIntyre tries to escape her painful past through a new life with sophisticated Marc Bonnard and his daughter. A series of brutal murders reveals a terrifying secret, sending her fleeing through a city where a relentless killer pursues her.

Impoverished widow Margaret Jaffrey seeks refuge with her husband's Louisiana family and discovers a troubled household with a man confined in the attic. Her attraction to Peter Delacroix deepens as his murder confession raises questions about who truly threatens her daughter.

Developer Michael Dubrovnik needs Laura de Kelsey Winston's landmark building to complete his ambitious plaza. Determined to protect her grandfather's legacy, Laura refuses to surrender, turning their fierce property dispute into a battle complicated by powerful mutual attraction.

During the Depression, pilot Angela Hogan hires famous war hero Jack Clancy to save her air-freight business. His reckless flying and troublesome charm clash with her ambitions, while their shared appetite for adventure sparks an increasingly intense attraction.

Preparing to marry a dependable banker, Katharine encounters a man she recognizes as Danny, the lover she believed died ten years earlier. His startling return forces her to confront unresolved grief and question the future she had carefully planned.

Isabelle Romney returns to Wyoming seeking to resolve troubles and free herself from memories of Luke Cassidy, the man who claimed her father's loyalty and her birthright. Facing him again threatens her determination to keep both her home and heart distant.

Intelligence officer Sam Oliver breaks into intuitive Elizabeth Hardy's Colorado home while investigating a missing woman. He doubts her innocence, while she senses his danger, and their attraction becomes entangled with unanswered questions about another missing daughter.

San Francisco heiress Sally MacArthur hires cynical investigator Jack Diamond after her sister disappears with a valuable jade falcon. Her implausible story and persistent charm draw him into a troublesome case, where mutual attraction complicates the secrets she keeps.

Proper Jassy Turner is drawn to outsider Caleb Spenser when he arrives during a sultry summer and disrupts her respectable family. Desire tempts her to abandon years of good behavior, while dark secrets turn their attraction increasingly dangerous.

Recovering in Jamaica after her boyfriend's terrorist deception, Francey Neeley becomes attracted to supposed teacher Michael Dowd. He secretly investigates her possible involvement, but a threat against them both makes trust essential and his shifting identity increasingly alarming.

Journalist Silver Carlysle writes a damaging expose of movie executive Rafe McGinnis, prompting his retaliation. Their clash over Hollywood ambition becomes intensely personal as each discovers unexpected depths in the other, threatening both her independence and his professional focus.

Ghislaine de Lorgny plans revenge against Nicholas Blackthorne, whom she blames for losing her family, fortune, and innocence. He abducts her before she can poison him, forcing enemies into proximity where rage and desire become increasingly difficult to separate.

Artist Lizzie Stride's masks appear in Los Angeles murders echoing Jack the Ripper, while reporter J.R. Damien dreams details only the killer should know. Their attraction deepens as fears of reincarnation suggest they may repeat a deadly Victorian history.

A ruthless businessman receives a second chance after death by returning to Earth to repair three wrongs. As Gabriel, he encounters Carrie Alexander, the woman he once hurt, and falls in love while facing the certainty of another departure.

Accused of murdering his father, Valerian Romney escapes disguised as his brother Phelan's wife. Their masquerade grows complicated when Valerian desires Sophie and Phelan falls for Juliette, herself hiding in male clothing to escape an abusive man.

Suzanna tracks secretive scientist Daniel Crompton and witnesses a suspicious laboratory accident. His new powers of invisibility and destructive heat turn their meeting into a flight for survival, where attraction complicates her efforts to protect him.

After Emma commits a desperate crime, cynical Earl Killoran unexpectedly takes responsibility and saves her from execution. Drawn to her enigmatic rescuer, she struggles to understand whether his repeated interventions conceal kindness, amusement, or another purpose.

Cassidy becomes entangled with Richard Tiernan, a seductive man convicted of murdering his wife whose children have vanished. Her attraction grows despite the danger, while his concealed agenda makes uncovering the truth increasingly urgent.

Soldier Reilly honors a dead friend's request by rescuing his baby and a woman he assumes is the widow. In the jungle, novice nun Carlie hides her identity while unexpected attraction challenges her intended future.

Molly awakens after a fatal car crash with no memory and an estranged husband she cannot recognize. Returning to their isolated estate, she faces attempts on her life and questions about whom she can trust.

Tanner returns to Morey's Falls fifteen years after a tragedy blamed on his father, reopening old wounds throughout the town. Ellie sees beyond his solitary manner, but their growing bond requires confronting the unresolved past.

Seeking answers about her father's death, a woman turns to his mysterious CIA protege. Their encounter draws her into a dangerous world of intrigue, where a plot against them both complicates their growing attraction.

Impoverished fortune-teller Jessamine supports her family while aristocratic thief Alastair steals jewels across London. Their attraction draws her into his dangerous nighttime world as a ruthless investigator closes in on the elusive burglar.

Caught in a hurricane, Katie takes shelter in recluse O'Neal's cliffside home. His unsettling servants, shadowed household, and guarded behavior heighten her unease, even as attraction draws her toward the secret he refuses to reveal.

Lady Alys is summoned from a sheltered life to marry feared wizard Simon of Navarre. Their attraction develops amid her half-brother's political scheming, forcing both to confront secrets and the danger of being used as pawns.

Megan is held in Ethan Winslowe's eerie mansion, meeting its shadowed owner only at night. Rumors call him a monster, but her growing fascination pushes her to discover the man hidden behind his threatening reputation.

Rachel investigates her mother's death and missing fortune at the Foundation of Being. Its charismatic leader Luke is a convicted murderer and swindler, yet her attraction to him complicates identifying the evil within the organization.

Disgraced after dancing in the woods, Elizabeth is sent away to become a respectable young woman. A cult targets her for a Beltane sacrifice, leaving mysterious scholar Gabriel as her defender against a deadly threat.

Four successful sisters appear to have everything except peace of mind. A painful secret from their childhood continues to haunt them, and their efforts to confront the past draw them into danger, passion, and the possibility of healing.

Susan's carefully planned wedding is unsettled when mysterious Jake brings her an antique gown. Trying it on transports her to the 1940s, where another impending marriage forces her to reconsider which man she truly wants.

Carolyn returns to care for her dying foster mother when the family's long-missing son reappears. She believes Alex cannot be genuine because she witnessed his murder, but attraction complicates her investigation of the stranger.

Widowed Julianna plans to avoid men until court jester Nicholas arrives for her mother's wedding. His flirtation conceals a royal mission to steal a sacred chalice, threatening to turn their attraction into betrayal.

Jilly fights to preserve her troubled family and their haunted Sunset Boulevard mansion. Her father's enigmatic associate Coltrane threatens everything she protects, while his interest in her conceals a revenge scheme rooted in old secrets.

Maggie hires soldier of fortune Ben Frazer to find her wayward sister in hostile mountain country. As danger and conspiracy surround them, she must rely on a guide whose motives are as uncertain as her growing attraction.

On a secretive jungle island, scientist Libby Holden studies a mysterious man with no known identity and remarkable intelligence. Determined to help him escape, she becomes caught in a flight that challenges her assumptions and inhibitions.

A spy’s blind date becomes a dangerous assignment with the former partner who broke her heart. Dodging bullets and crossing rooftops together, they must survive the mission while confronting the attraction neither has managed to forget.

Two connected suspense stories follow a cat burglar and a former CIA agent pursuing a valuable private art collection. Their differing motives lead them into a dangerous world of hidden crimes, threats, and romantic complications.

Sophie moves her family to a Vermont farm with plans to open an inn, undeterred by its history of murder. A secretive new neighbor unsettles her plans and draws the old tragedy back into her life.

Charlie returns to her estranged artist husband's Tuscan villa after his suspicious death. Reporter Connor pursues the murder story, and their uneasy attraction develops amid missing paintings, hostile former lovers, and threats tied to the estate.

Professor Molly travels to Hidden Harbor to investigate a poet's mysterious disappearance and write his story. Hostile townspeople and secretive carpenter Jake obstruct her search, while an inconvenient attraction makes uncovering the truth more complicated.

Jamie seeks answers about her cousin's violent death from his dangerous childhood friend Dillon. Strange accidents and disappearances make her uncertain whether he is threatening her, protecting her, or drawing her into something worse.

Elizabeth intends to enter a convent, but her journey with friars and a notorious royal penitent becomes dangerous. Attraction to the man she distrusts complicates survival as deception and a threat of murderous revenge emerge.

Annelise tries to protect young heiress Hetty from fortune-hunting rake Christian Montcalm. His interest shifts toward the chaperone herself, leaving Annelise to resist a man whose charm threatens both her resolve and her charge's future.

Translator Chloe accepts a lucrative assignment at a remote French chateau and discovers her clients are illegal arms dealers. Ordered to kill her, undercover operative Bastien instead takes her on a dangerous flight toward Paris.

Lawyer Genevieve boards a billionaire's yacht to deliver legal papers and discovers his violent intentions. Undercover operative Peter must decide whether protecting the unexpected witness is worth jeopardizing his mission to stop a terror plot.

Curator Summer treasures a ceramic bowl from her Japanese nanny until someone tries to kill her for it. Operative Takashi O'Brien enters the struggle over the relic, torn between ruthless orders and an increasingly personal attachment.

Committee leader Isobel Lambert conceals painful memories behind her controlled professional manner. When notorious assassin Serafin negotiates with her covert organization, their encounter brings her hidden past into collision with the dangers of her present.

Jilly travels to Tokyo hoping to recover from a failed romance with her sister's support. Committee agent Reno rescues her from an assassination attempt, plunging them into kidnappings, competing enemies, and an attraction complicated by survival.

In Summerville, Ohio, three very different women meet at a dog-training class and end up drafted as priestesses for an ancient goddess determined to reclaim the world. As their dogs start talking and their love lives unravel, they have to save the town and themselves, preferably before finals and coffee runs.

Rachel moves to Silver Falls with her daughter and apparently ideal new husband, expecting stability. Murders and his dangerous brother Caleb's return shatter that promise, leaving her to decide which man deserves her trust.

Shunned by society, Miranda Rohan embraces a risky new freedom and trusts enigmatic Lucien de Malheur. He draws her into a marriage built on vengeance against her family, where hostility and attraction become dangerously intertwined.

Jaded Adrian Rohan treats seduction as a diversion until he meets seemingly unremarkable Charlotte Spenser. Drawn into his dissolute circle, she proves far more intelligent and compelling than he expects, threatening his confidence in keeping love at bay.

Impoverished Elinor Harriman encounters Viscount Rohan, a leading figure in a secret society of exiled aristocrats devoted to pleasure. Appalled by his behavior yet intrigued by the man himself, she struggles against his determined seduction.

Dismissed governess Kathleen seeks work in Venice and instead receives a scandalous proposition from debauched aristocrats. Alistair Rohan offers another path, but accepting his help may expose her to a different form of danger and desire.

Volunteer Beth is kidnapped in a war-torn South American country and meets captive Committee operative Finn MacGowan. Following his escape with another hostage, she faces a perilous journey alongside a cynical man increasingly difficult to resist.

Reformer Melisande warns cynical Viscount Benedick Rohan that his brother's secret society has turned violently sadistic. Their investigation draws them into danger, while her determined pursuit of justice disrupts his plans for a conveniently distant marriage.

The ruthless Sheriff of Huntingdon plans to marry a nun for her land, certain that sentiment will never interfere. His unexpected attachment to his intended bride complicates the scheme, while his meddling witch of a mother adds trouble.

Bryony disguises herself as a housekeeper to investigate her father's business partner after a ruinous scandal and death. Earl Kilmartyn suspects her deception, but his troubled marriage and concealed secrets make their mutual attraction hazardous.

Penniless Madeleine poses as a servant to investigate Captain Thomas Morgan's possible role in her father's disgrace and death. The wealthy former street boy suspects her hidden purpose, yet their attraction threatens both her mission and his plans.

Sophie Russell poses as a cook to investigate a viscount's connection to her father's disgrace and death. He mistakes her for the mistress he expected, making attraction and concealed motives dangerous companions in the household.

Evangeline's husband disappeared after their honeymoon, leaving behind theft and unanswered questions. Five years later, Committee operative James Bishop returns, but his dangerous work has brought enemies who threaten the woman he once married.

Lawyer Jenny Parker seeks to protect her brother from a human-trafficking operation tied to her criminal family. Committee operative Matthew Ryder distrusts her, yet a dangerous mission in South America forces them into an uneasy partnership.

Gangster Rafferty, killed in the 1929 St. Valentine's Day massacre, receives a brief return to the living decades later. He has forty-eight hours to find love, and lawyer Helen Emerson becomes his unexpected chance.

Jessica Hansen has built a controlled, successful life around a painful past. Her connection with her best friend's son, Springer MacDowell, unsettles that balance, while a summer in Vermont brings difficult choices about love and family.

Former operative Sophie Jordan wants to escape her abusive arms-dealer husband. Committee agent Malcolm Gunnison enters their world on a lethal assignment, but distrust and attraction complicate whether he can recognize her need for help.

Surgeon Emma Cadbury once saved wounded soldier Brandon Rohan, who now carries scars and shame from his past. Their reunion draws him toward protecting her, though memories, secrets, and danger complicate the bond between them.

Workaholic Madison Simcoe passes through a department store's revolving doors and finds herself in 1947. Meeting an artist traumatized by war challenges her assumptions about life and love while she searches for a way home.

Kit Adderley abducts his friend's fiancée, Bryony Marton, along with her cousin. Pursuit by a Bow Street Runner complicates their flight, while Bryony's unexpected attraction to the rogue challenges the quiet future planned for her.

Widowed Sherry Kline meets executive Wade Briggs on a company awards trip and steps in when its coordinator leaves. Mutual attraction conflicts with workplace rules, while Wade conceals news that could cost Sherry her job.

Emma Manchester is engaged to a respectable magistrate when her childhood love returns as Nick, a leader of thieves. Her longing for adventure conflicts with her expected future, and the two men are already enemies.

Hired gun Billy Maddox comes to Wyoming’s Johnson County with a reputation that terrifies settlers. Sara, trapped with a brutal husband, finds herself drawn to the dangerous stranger, whose arrival threatens to change the life she has endured.

Governess Jenny Lancaster expects a quiet Christmas with the notorious Rohan family. Instead, she attracts the attention of its most troublesome son, whose playful pursuit threatens to turn a peaceful holiday into a romance she never planned for.

Banished from her family’s Spanish estate, Kitty Whitehead borrows her glamorous cousin’s identity to return for a final farewell. Ian sees through the disguise, and their attraction becomes more dangerous when someone targets Kitty or the woman she impersonates.

Georgiana Manning falls for her family’s new butler without knowing he is a thief searching for hidden money. Rafferty needs the fortune to escape a criminal employer, but protecting Georgiana may put his freedom and their growing love at risk.

Chloe finds her missing husband Bastien in the Paris catacombs, but he claims not to recognize her and takes her hostage. Drawn into his dangerous mission across Europe, she struggles to reach the man she remembers.